A striking and unsettling chromogenic print by South African photographer Pieter Hugo, this image captures Mallam Galadima Ahmadu alongside a hyena named Jamis in Nigeria, part of Hugo's acclaimed series documenting the itinerant performers known as the Hyena Men. The vivid, unflinching composition places man and wild animal in an intimate proximity that challenges conventional boundaries between human and beast. Hugo's bold use of color and direct portraiture confronts the viewer with questions of power, vulnerability, and survival within the margins of Nigerian society.